PA-32-300 Good/bad/ugly

[mscard88]

This is what one gets when one sells their six....at least it's what I did.

I love v35s, but you ain't gonna load that baby up like you can with with a Six or 32R.

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

I love v35s, but you ain't gonna load that baby up like you can with with a Six or 32R.

true that....but I also now buzz at 195 kts true. I just don't need the payload....the power and speed are wonderful.


The 260 Six is a wonderful family hauler....it just isn't a fast hauler. Once you find that it's just you and maybe one other....the Six is a large wagon/van needing down sizing.

 

[Groundpounder]

One 260hp owner told me he wished he had those extra 40hp on a hot day with a full load and the density altitude was high. Like all pilots he did say he wanted More Speed

I think even Concorde pilots wanted more speed and power from time to time...pilots are never happy

 

[mscard88]

true that....but I also now buzz at 195 kts true. I just don't need the payload....the power and speed are wonderful.

I love em both, but every time I see a V35 at the airport I realize how much fun they are to fly and wish I was flying it lol.

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

I love em both, but every time I see a V35 at the airport I realize how much fun they are to fly and wish I was flying it lol.

well....it's something to look forward to....when you "down size".

 

[Groundpounder]

Looks like I'll be a PA-32 pilot soon! I'm stoked!

Anyone have a good place to find some reading material? POH, etc? Is the performance data on fltplan.com accurate?

 

[Scott@KTYR]

Looks like I'll be a PA-32 pilot soon! I'm stoked!

Anyone have a good place to find some reading material? POH, etc? Is the performance data on fltplan.com accurate?

CONGRATS!!! Post Pictures.

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/pa-32r-300-poh.81612/

 

[Pilawt]

Looks like I'll be a PA-32 pilot soon! I'm stoked!

Anyone have a good place to find some reading material? POH, etc? Is the performance data on fltplan.com accurate?

What year model Cherokee Six? I may have a sales brochure I can scan and send you.

 

[Groundpounder]

What year model Cherokee Six? I may have a sales brochure I can scan and send you.

View attachment 66556

It's a '68

 

[Pilawt]

It's a '68

Don't have the '68 brochure; I have it for the '69 Cherokee Six B with the throttle-quadrant-type instrument panel. If you'd like a pdf of that, PM me your e-mail address.

 

[Groundpounder]

Don't have the '68 brochure; I have it for the '69 Cherokee Six B with the throttle-quadrant-type instrument panel. If you'd like a pdf of that, PM me your e-mail address.

PM sent! Thanks!

 

[labbadabba]

I'm a partner in a 77 Lance (300hp). There are three of us that own it together. Basically the same plane, except ours retracts. We burn 13.5 at cruise. File for 145kts. It has been better than I expected. I can load my two teenage boys, the wife and myself in with luggage / fuel and fly from SC to the Bahamas nonstop in 3.5 hrs for spring breaks. What's not to like?

Having the partners to split costs has been great. You must have an agreement and be comfortable in how the partnership works. Must clearly know cost to get in, how exit works, how costs are shared and how time is split. We have been very happy.

Local FBO rents one for $200. That sound about in-line with your hourly operating costs?